Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.350-8.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.7 billion-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.0 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Bank of America increased their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $225.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp increased their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $181.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Susquehanna increased their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Stephens increased their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $188.50.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WAB traded up $3.43 during trading on Thursday, hitting $192.70. The company had a trading volume of 51,711 shares, compared to its average volume of 980,496. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $199.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.30. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a 12 month low of $131.33 and a 12 month high of $210.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.27.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The transportation company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.74 by ($0.06). Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies had a return on equity of 12.52% and a net margin of 10.25%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies will post 7.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. This is an increase from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.33%.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Company Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-based locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It offers diesel-electric, battery, and liquid natural gas-powered locomotives; engines, electric motors, and propulsion systems; and marine and mining products.